6/4 ~ A MonoMad Post

On my way to Las Vegas the other day, something caught my eye as I passed through Yermo, California, and I made a mental note to stop on the way home. I did just that yesterday, and found myself at Liberty Sculpture Park. The park sits on a plot of land purchased by Weiming Chen, a Chinese-born sculptor, in 2017. There are several sculptures, including one of Chief Crazy Horse, but what caught my eye was a giant 64 and this sculpture that obviously depicted the confrontation between man and tank in Tiananman Square.

The builders were at the park, working on a brick wall around the Tank Man sculpture, and they stepped out of the way so I could take this picture. I had to ask about the 64, and found out that it stands for June 4th, 1989, and that this sculpture was dedicated on the 30th anniversary of the Tiananman Square massacre.

You can learn more about the park here. I'm posting these images for the daily #MonoMad photo contest created by @brumest and curated by @monochromes.

_{1/160 sec, f/9.1, ISO 100, focal length 35.0 mm}

_{1/320 sec, f/7.0, ISO 100, focal length 18.0 mm}

^{Please click on the images to view them full screen!}
_{Original photographs by @kunschj. All rights reserved}

Camera	Canon EOS 80D
Lens	Canon EFS 18-55 mm kit lens
Editing Software	GIMP
Location	Yermo, California

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Thanks @otage for my name in blacktop alphabet!

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